The Sycamore Aviators will face off against the Walnut Hills Eagles at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sycamore has four straight victories, Walnut Hills has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Sycamore was able to grind out a solid win over Colerain, taking the game 11-6.
Joe Richmond looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
Emi Gonzalez
| 04/24/26 vs Colerain | 2 |
| 04/22/26 vs Middletown | 1 |
| 04/08/26 @ Lakota West | 1 |
| 04/06/26 vs Lakota West | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emi Gonzalez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blake Heaton, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one double.
Sycamore always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Colerain only posted an OBP of .353.
Meanwhile, Walnut Hills suffered their closest loss since April 2nd on Thursday. They fell just short of Lebanon by a score of 7-5.
Walnut Hills saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Scruggs, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Walnut Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Sycamore, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Sycamore might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Walnut Hills in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Aviators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
